1954 - Today
Bernard Hinault (pronounced [bɛʁ.naʁ i.no]; born 14 November 1954) is a French former professional cyclist. With 147 professional victories, including five in the Tour de France, he is often named among the greatest cyclists of all time. Hinault started cycling as an amateur in his native Brittany. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard Hinault has received more than 617,229 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Bernard Hinault is the 7th most popular cyclist (up from 11th in 2019), the 1,279th most popular biography from France (up from 1,281st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Cyclist.
Bernard Hinault is most famous for winning the Tour de France five times in his career. He was also the first cyclist to win all three of the Grand Tours - the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia, and the Vuelta a España.
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Among cyclists, Bernard Hinault ranks 7 out of 1,212. Before him are Eddy Merckx, Fausto Coppi, Jacques Anquetil, Gino Bartali, Maurice Garin, and Tom Simpson. After him are Raymond Poulidor, Miguel Induráin, Lance Armstrong, Rik Van Looy, Federico Bahamontes, and Henri Cornet.
1945 - Present
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 1
1919 - 1960
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 2
1934 - 1987
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 3
1914 - 2000
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 4
1871 - 1957
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 5
1937 - 1967
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 6
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 7
1936 - 2019
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 8
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 9
1971 - Present
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 10
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 11
1928 - Present
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 12
1884 - 1941
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 13
Among people born in 1954, Bernard Hinault ranks 37. Before him are Velupillai Prabhakaran, Jim Belushi, Yanni, Condoleezza Rice, Ron Howard, and Rene Russo. After him are Andrej Babiš, Paolo Gentiloni, Vojislav Šešelj, François Fillon, Lee Child, and Abdul Rashid Dostum.
1954 - 2009
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 31
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 32
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 33
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 34
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 35
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 36
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 37
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 38
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 39
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 40
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 41
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 42
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 43
Among people born in France, Bernard Hinault ranks 1,279 out of 5,234. Before him are François Cevert (1944), Alexandre de Rhodes (1591), André de Montbard (1103), Michel Butor (1926), Pierre Duhem (1861), and Georges Prêtre (1924). After him are Maurice Ronet (1927), Antoine Augustin Cournot (1801), Ernest Gellner (1925), John III of Navarre (1477), Odile of Alsace (662), and Benedict of Aniane (750).
1944 - 1973
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 1,273
1591 - 1660
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 1,274
1103 - 1156
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 1,275
1926 - 2016
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 1,276
1861 - 1916
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 1,277
1924 - 2017
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 1,278
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 1,279
1927 - 1983
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 1,280
1801 - 1877
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 1,281
1925 - 1995
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 1,282
1477 - 1516
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 1,283
662 - 720
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 1,284
750 - 821
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 1,285
Among cyclists born in France, Bernard Hinault ranks 2. Before him are Jacques Anquetil (1934). After him are Raymond Poulidor (1936), Henri Cornet (1884), Lucien Petit-Breton (1882), François Faber (1887), Louison Bobet (1925), Louis Trousselier (1881), René Pottier (1879), Octave Lapize (1887), Laurent Fignon (1960), and Roger Walkowiak (1927).
1934 - 1987
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 1
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 2
1936 - 2019
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 3
1884 - 1941
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 4
1882 - 1917
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 5
1887 - 1915
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 6
1925 - 1983
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 7
1881 - 1939
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 8
1879 - 1907
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 9
1887 - 1917
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 10
1960 - 2010
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 11
1927 - 2017
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 12